Iron holder



l mented Not. 29, 1932 nsane sTAf-res gearnnr 1 7 HAROL B sti r enamels T neon nonnnn Application i d April 7,

v This invention relates to' iron holders, and

more particularly to aniron holder consti V tilt ng an attachment foran lroningzboard.

Oneiobject of the invention is to provide i an iron holder. Which may beeasily applied to an ironing board at oneend thereofand very firmly secured to the board in such po- Q sition that an iron may be Very; easily moved on to the holderwhen theironis not in use.

Another object of theinyention is to so cons ruct the ironholder that when it-is applied to an ironing boardan iron may he slid from the board onto theholder or from the holder back on to'the board, thereby making it unnecessary to lift the iron hen mov ng 1t on to or oil the holder.

Another ob ect of the invention is to-elim nate any danger, of causing" the coverfor an ironing board to be scorched in case the holder becomes very hot due to aniron resting upon the holder for some time and toalsojmake it unnecessary to ti t the iron upwardly when it is moved on to the holder in order to prevent the holder from becomingoyerheated and thereby prevent apersonswristfroln becoming tired when ironing. i V

Another-object of'the invention is to so 'form theholder thatit may be easily applied to an ironingIboard or removed therefrom for transfer toianother board, and also permit a portion of the holder. to ,be detached when it is necessary to apply a ironing board. 1 1

The-invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l. is atop plan View showing the iron holder applied to an ironing board, s.-

Figure 2 is a bottom plan View of'thei'ron holder and board, V

Figure 3 is a sectional now taken along the line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary yiewshowing the manner of preventing the securing bolts from-turning: i r

The iron holder Whichis indicated in generalhy the numeral 1 is usually applied to an ironing board 2 atone end thereof as shown, but 'i'tis to be'understood that it could be rapplied 'at one side of the ironing board if so desired." The usual cover' 3 is new cover to an 1931, s am. 528,887. j

and .outer end of the shelf order to preagent danger of an iron'slipping off of the 5 same whenrnoved on to the shelf; It should e neted th h me a fo i g the flang .isijhentback uponitself as-shown in Figl e 8fin order to provide this flange with a Smooth uppe dg a l m nat da g r of 7 a person being cutby contact with the upper end @ef th flang A i inn e d th sheet ,efn etal'from which the shelf orplatform is f rmed is be QW WmTd Yi form a d pendinglip or flange 6. Y i

1, e d r to uppo t the shelf; th h e pr id d v ar 7-fe mee1 f ng metal. These harsare of suificientlength' to be dis,-

-,pese -longitudinally of h ron ng board w th port ons projecting ou twardjly thereeemi.es s own n F gure -2 and 3 and he end pontions of these bars which extendbeneat-lithe ironing board are formed 'With "openings to receiv bol s 8 passing th ough .Qpen ngs er eclji ithe irening' board and ha i g their he ds co ntersunk.

formr. e fto reeeive and .eountefis wa ttl yfl qugh openings formed in'the bars 7.; These-bolts are held against rotationby ribs 10 and Oarrysleeves'11 'which-serveto retainthe shelf in proper spacedrelation to the bars when the securing nuts 12 of the boltsfaretightened. Beneath the shelf is .dis-

posed aplate-13 formed of strong metal which rests upon the bars? and has one end portion bent upwardly as'shown at 14 to :fOrinJa flange which bears against the end oofthe -ironing board. r V

fThlSifitLIlgG hasits npperportionbent to Sockets 9' are formed in the metal-plat theheads' Oi bolts 10 Whichextend doWnformla downwardly inclined lip 15.;to overlap the ironing board and-by referring, to Fig- ;ure 3 it will be seen that this lip bears against theadjacent end of the cover 3.. Upon the tacting engagement with the flange 14 even if the shelf becomes very hotdue'tto' a hot iron resting thereon, the flange .14 and, its

lip 15 will not become "overh ea'tedand there i will be no danger of the ironing board or its cover becoming scorched. A retainer plate 18 rests upon the asbestos sheet, 16 and has oneend portion bent upwardly as shown at 18 I to bearagainst the lower portion of the up-turned portion 170i the asbestos sheet.

By referring to Figure 3 it will beseen I that certain of the bolts pass-through the plates 13'and 18 and the asbestos sheet 16 as well as. through the bars-7 with thesleeves 11 of these bolts resting upon the plate'18. Thereforewhen the nuts forthese bolts are tightened the plates and the asbestos sheet will be firmly held against the bars and the lip will be drawn into tight binding engagement with the portion of the cover or ironing board which [it overlaps; By this arrangement the iron holder will be very firmly secured to the ironing board.

In order'to permit the shelf and the plates and asbestos sheet to be detached from the bars 7 7 after removing the nuts'12 without the plates and asbestos sheet slipping out of proper position beneath .the shelf, there has been provided a fastener 19 which may be a when the nuts 12 are removed and the shelf The device canbeeasilyremovedorytransferred to another board. 5

bolt or rivet. This fastener which'is preferably a rivethas' its head countersunk in a socket 20 and carries a sleeve 21 which bears against the plate 18' when ahead is formed at the lower end of the fastener or a securing nut applied thereto; By this arrangement the "plates and the sheet of asbestos between them will be permanently connected with the shelf or platform. and willremain in place lifted upwardly. f 1 3 r When the iron holder is in use it is applied to an ironing board as shown and will be.

firmly held inplace. The ironis used in the usual manner and'when not inuseis slid on to the shelf. It is'therefore not necessary to lift the iron in order to place it upon a holder andalso not necessary to tilt it"to an upright positlon' n order to prevent danger of scorching anironing board or 1ts cover It is also not'necessary totilt the iron intopositionfor use' or lift it from a holder when it is to be again used: This removes strain from a persons wrist and prevents the wrist from becoming sore or tired whenironing.

While it has been shown applied toan iron- .ing board of the type .whichis restedupon a having a cover, an iron support comprising ashelf, arms secured against the under face of said board and projecting longitudinally from the board beneath said shelf, means for detachably connecting the shelf with said arms and retaining the shelf spaced above the arms, andamember carried by said arms and provided with a lateral lip bearing' against the cover for'the entire width of the ironing board, said member serving to brace the arms" against downward strain and guide an iron onto said shelf.

2. In combination with an ironing board having a cover, an iron support comprising a shelf, arms secured against the underface of said board and projectingfrom the board be- ;neath said shelf, means to connect said shelf with said arms and retain the shelf spaced above the ar1'ns,a plate carried by said arms and having a flangeextending upwardly and provided with a lateral lip overlapping and bearing against said cover for the entire width of the ironing board and a sheet of heat insulating material extendingbetween the flange and shelf to protect the cover from heat. 7 v

1 3. An iron holder comprising a shelf, arms beneath said shelf projecting from the inner end thereof and adapted to be secured against the underface of anironing board, means to connect said shelf with said arms and support the shelfabove the arms, andaplate secured upon said arms and having a portion bent to forma'flange extending upwardly to bear against an edge face of anironing board and terminating in a downwardly inclined lip to engage over theironing board for the entire width thereof and brace the arms against downward pressure.

- 4. An iron holder comprisinga shelf, arms beneath said shelfprojecting from the inner endthereof and adapted to be secured against the underface of an ironing board, bolts 6X? tending through the shelf'and arms, sleeves heat insulating material resting upon, said plate and having an end portion extending upwardly against said flange and engaged between the'flange and adj acent end of said shelfpand a reinforcing plate covering said sheet. J

5. An iron holder Comprising a shelf, arms beneathsaid shelf projecting from the inner end thereof and adapted to be secured against 1 the underface of an ironing board, bolts extending through the shelf and arms, sleeves about said bolts retaining the shelf spaced above said arms, a plateupon said arms'beneath said shelf and having an end vportion bent upwardly to form a flange to bear against I e an end of an ironing board and then bent to form a lip to overlap the board, a sheet of heat insulating material resting upon said plate and having'an end portion extending upwardly against said flange, the adjacent end of said shelf being bent downwardly to form a flange, the upturned portion of said sheet being engaged between the flanges of the plate and shelf, and a reinforcing plate upon said sheethaving a-portion bent -up-' wardly to'bear'against the upturned portion of said sheet, certain of said bolts being engaged through the plates. and insulating sheet to retain the same in place.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature; I

HAROLD E. RIFFEY. 

